Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-09
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.


in the State.
Bronson Congregationalisls will build
new church.
-Deerfeld rchools are closed on nc
count Of diphtheria.
About thirty men are at work on the
new gas-works at Jackson.
The postmaster at Calumet refuses to
receive or distribute mail on Sunday.
"A few years ago the Kirby, Carpenter
Company, Of Menominee, was satisfied
with its cut of 1000, 900 feet Of lumber per
week from its two mills, but the demand
of its business has compelled the firm to
build another mill and make additional
improvements in the old ones, so that to-
day this concern is saving 100000 feet OF
lumber per week. One of its four band
saws, now in operation, cut over $4,000 feet
Of lumber on Tuesday last, and the three
mills turned out over half million feet on
that day. This company has the largest
saw mill plant in the United States. and is
one of the leading lumber manufacturing
concerns in the world.
State Game Warden Smiths report,
made to the Secretary of State, shows good
effects throughout the State from the work
done, and in many cases no violation where
there was formerly no respect for the laws.
The report shows ffty-five arrests for vio-
lations Of the game and fish law, and in
nearly all cases the parties have pleaded
guilty and been fined heavily. A few cases
arc yet pending, which will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent Mr.. Smith feels
much encouraged with the work, although
there have been some. violations which
have not been complained of owing to
inability to capture the parties, but who are
--A-L II -1ssaIg
Another accident occurred at Deep
River, on the Michigan Central Railroad,
by which ten cars were ditched. Three log
trains following one another in close prox.
unity passed Deep River, running at about
thirty miles per hour. Tho second train
struck COW belonging to Thomas White,
at the crossing next to the old depot, kill
ing the cow and throwing one car from the
track which ran on the ties for quarter
of mile before any of the balance of the
train followed suit. Ten cars left the track
then, piling up the logs, cars, ETC., in one
big $4,000 pile on top and on either side
Of the track. Fortunately no one was hurt,
although the whole crew on the train mar
rowly escaped, one brakeman being on the
last car that went off. The work-train and
wrecker were telegraphed for and accom-
panied by Assistant Superintendent Mart n,
of Bay City, the wreck was cleaned for the
8 o'clock express. This loss alone would
build lot Of fences, but the railroad COM
pany does not seem willing to do it.
Abel Durfee, who is now employed on
the streets Of the corporation in this city,
was the fireman on the first locomotive run
| in this country. He was the stoker on the
locomotive John Bull, and ON the 10th day
of August, 1881, the first train on the Mo-
hawk and Hudson Railroad Company left
Scheme ctady, N. Y, for Albany. AS the
people of Albany would not permit the
railroad to enter that city, the train had to
stop three miles out, the end Of the track.
| The distance run was twelve miles, and ID
was made in twenty-five minutes. The To-
comotive was made in England. The road
was of strap rail, laid on Southern pine,
and blocks we're used instead of ties. John
Hamstead was the engineer, and he was
afterward killed on the Camden and Amboy
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the brake-tender and wood-passer. Mr..
Durfee is now in his eighty-thir year. and
he alone of all the employees and officers OF
the first railway survives, all the rest being
dead. These facts we learned from the
old man this mornng.-Jackson Citizen.
--Adella A. Dickerman, of Jackson, has
began suit in the Circuit Court for di-
vorce from William Blood, TO whom she
was married Dec. 20, 1869, at Toledo, Ohio.
In her bill she alleges that Blood repre-
sented himself as o single man. They
lived together until March 1, 1870, when,
during the absence of the complainant 10
nurse a sick relative, he disposed of nll the
household goods and personal property,
including her wardrobe, and left the coun-
try, since which time she has not lived with
him. About a year later she showed a
picture Of defendant TO one Stephen v.
Hitchcock, who then told her that he knew
the person whose picture she showed him,
that his name was not VIM. Blood, and that
he was not single man when she married
him, that his name was Hazel Cecoy and
that he had q wife and children living
at Parma, Monroe County, N. Y. She
went to Parma and showed the picture to
the Sheriff of Monroe County, who identi-
fed the picture az that of Hazel Cecoy,
and confirmed the statement of Hitchcock.
The Prosecuting Attorney of the county
was consulted, and told hor she was free
to marry as she chose, as the other mar
rage was not binding. She therefore tool
NO steps for q divorce, but married Oliver
II. Dickerman, Of Saline, Washtenaw
County, July 3, 1871. The second hus-
band died at Sandstone, October 3j, 1879,
and she does not know the whereabouts ol
husband No. /. Sho now desires a divorce
from Cecoy on the ground of illegaliiy Of
the first marriage, which will more fully
legalize the marriage with the deceased, o.
II. Dickerman.
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The contract has been let for an ele-
vator in the State Soldiers Home, and